On August 01, an ultralight aircraft EV-97 Eurostar, registration YR-5813, performed a pleasure flight from LBSL to LRZZ /Romania/. During a horizontal cruise flight at 3000 ft, 3 minutes before entering Romanian airspace, approaching NAVOD, an engine overheating warning suddenly activated. The aircraft commander was in radio contact with the Romanian flight information Centre (FIC) (Bucharest), to which he announced his decision to land in Craiova. The next moment, he noticed a smoke in the cockpit and the engine shut down. The pilot attempts an emergency landing in a harvestable wheat field, but the aircraft does not reach it and lands on the treetops. The pilot, passenger, and dog leave the aircraft without injury, but the aircraft is significantly damaged.
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